ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

Explore the Peshitta — the Syriac New Testament — through its triliteral Aramaic roots. Hebrew and Arabic cognates, interlinear reader, and a living map of how each root hardened into Greek.

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Read the New Testament in its original Aramaic with transliteration and translation. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the ⚙️ settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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ܥܠܬ E-L-TH
cause, reason
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܥܠܬܐ
ʿltʾ
elth'
cause, reason Matthew 27:37 Mark 15:26 Luke 8:47 Luke 23:4 Luke 23:22 John 15:22 John 18:38 John 19:4 John 19:6 Acts 4:21 Acts 10:21 Acts 13:28 Acts 17:23 Acts 19:40 Acts 22:24 Acts 23:28 Romans 7:8 2 Corinthians 5:12 2 Corinthians 6:3 2 Corinthians 11:12 ... +3
ܐܥܠܬܢ
ʾʿltn
'elthn
[impf]cause, reason-them Aphel Psalms 66:11 Psalms 66:12
ܒ̈ܥܠܘܬܗܘܢ
bʿlwthwn
belwthhwn
cause, reason Psalms 78:58
ܘܐܥܠܬܢܝ
wʾʿltny
w'elthny
and-[impf]cause, reason-me Aphel Ezekiel 43:5
ܥܠܬܗܘܢ
ʿlthwn
elthhwn
cause, reason-their 2 Corinthians 11:12
ܕܐܥܠܬܟܘܢ
dʾʿltkwn
d'elthkwn
of-[impf]cause, reason-your(pl) Aphel Ezekiel 20:42
ܘܥܠܬܝ
wʿlty
welthy
and-cause, reason-my Ezekiel 16:7
ܕܡܥܠܬܐ
dmʿltʾ
dmelth'
that.from-cause, reason Hebrews 4:1
ܥ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ
ʿlwthwn
elwthhwn
cause, reason Isaiah 56:7
ܘܥ̈ܠܘܬܟ
wʿlwtk
welwthk
cause, reason Psalms 50:8
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עִלָּה 'illah cause/pretext
עֲלִילָה 'alilah act/pretext
עָלִיל 'āliyl act, deed, feat
עֻלָּה 'ullāh ascent, elevation
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عِلَّة 'illa cause/illness
مَعْلُول ma'lul effect/ill
عَلِيل 'alīl sick, weak, afflicted
تَعْلِيل ta'līl justification, reasoning